The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22
RAILROAD WRECKS.

Hearfal Wreck and Loss Of Life On the
Graad Trunk Road In Canada-Frelghe
Wreck In Nebraska.
Sr. THOMAS, Ont, July IA terrible
accident occurred ct the crossing Of the
Grand Trunk and the Michigan Central
railways in this city about seven O'Clock
last evening, m excursion train on the
Grand Trunk, from Port Stanley, running
into passing freight train on the Micht
gan Central made up Of . number Of carr
laden with oil The engine crashed into
one OF these cars, and the oil instantly took
Dire and burned with great herceness, com.
municating to the cars on both trains
and extending TO GriAan's warehouse
and coal and lime sheds adjoinina
the track on the west and John Campbelre
dwelling on the east all Of which were
burned to the ground with their contents.
Engineer Donnelly, Of the excursion train,
was burned in the wreck, but his fireman
jumped and escaped with slight injuries.
The forward car Of the excursion train was
filed with passengers who made frantic
efforts to escape, but notwithstanding hum
dreds Of brave and willing hands were i'm
mediately ut work TO assist in their escape,
. large number Of lives were lost and many
were burned beyond recognition before
their bodies could be got out q the wreck
At eight O'Clock, when thousands Of peo
pie were crowding around the burning pile.
one Of the oil tanks on the cars suddenly
exploded, throwing hundreds to the ground
with great force and scattering fire in al
directions, and severely, perhaps fatally,
injurin2 many. At $40 O'Clock nine bodies
had been taken out They were burned tc
. crisp. It is almost impossible 70 ascer
tain with any certainty the names Of those
lost in the wreck until the arrival Of the
late train from Port Stanley. There are
many conflicting rumors. but it seems n
most certain that Engineer Il Dounelly,
Mr.. Sealand, clerk in J. W. Nickleboro's
dry goods store. and child, and the wife
and child Of James Smithers, dry goods
merchant, were burned to death. ArA.
Sealand was got out badly burned.
Among those injured by the explosion art
the following: Herman Pomsford. brick
layer, fatally; Nelson Gadsby, blacksmith,
burned on the head; w. H Joyce, engineer,
Grand Trunk railway, badly burned on both
sides; W. H. Telborn, chief of fire depart
ment, burned on the neck; Charles Dake, OF
thu Dake House, burned on both hands and
back; Oliver Noteworthy, back and neck
burned; Archie Noteworthy, neck and arms
Michigan Central railroad, burned on the
neck. and scores of others who were taker
TO their homes before their names could be
learned. Gangs of workmeu are hard al
work removing the debris. All the tele.
graph wires were destroyed and several
poles were burned, thus interrupting COM
munication.
ANOTHER SERIOUS COLLISION.
OMAHA, Neb. July l6.-Yesterday morning
disast ous wreck occurred on the Burling
ton 4 Missouri railroad near Havelock
Neb. Two freight trains collided with
great force. completely demolishing both
engines and wrecking twenty cars which
took t1re and burned up. Four cars con
tanned hogs, the balance emigrant stock
and general merchandise. The estimated
loss is over $l50,oO. Four men were
seriously hurt. 1t is said that the engineer
OF the regular freight was asleep and run
past Havelock, thus running into the
special freight.